Here is a close up of the style B&O used
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| Author: | Atkinson_Railroad [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:40 am ] |
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Seeing as the subject of headlights has been a recent topic, I'm curious about the headlight on the locomotive shown in the photo link below. It's a tandem lamp nestled within a larger traditional "single" lamp housing. I dread pleading naivety to the subject among the many archival experts here... perhaps I need to look closer at steam locomotive headlights in the future, for I've never noticed this style before. Wondering if this would have been a retrofitted new technology arrangement for the era? http://www.pbase.com/powerandbeauty/ima ... 5/original Always enjoying the forum, John |
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| Author: | Finderskeepers [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Headlight Topic continued |
It's a twin sealed beam headlight, similar to what N&W 611 is carrying today. Off the top of my head they were also carried by the B&O EM-1 2-8-8-4 and the New York Central Niagaras. Many diesels were so equipped also. |
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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:40 am ] |
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Finderskeepers - Which brings up an interesting question. Some of the railroads mounted the twin lights horizontally (like on the B&O 4-6-2) while other used a vertical arrangement. Was always curious about this. Was there a manufacturers recommendation? Why the difference between railroads? Les |
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| Author: | Finderskeepers [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:05 am ] |
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I guess it was a road specific preference. I did come across this while doing some digging, thought it might be interesting for some http://www.pbase.com/paulv99k/image/53671962 ...and I had forgotten that 2716 had carried a twin headlight during her Southern steam excursion years |
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| Author: | Finderskeepers [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:13 am ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Headlight Topic continued | ||
Here is a close up of the style B&O used
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| Author: | Overmod [ Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Headlight Topic continued |
I have seen at least one picture of a PRR T1 (in 1948) equipped with a vertical double sealed-beam light. It is not the Pyle-National 'outie' type, and I don't now recall whether there was full headlight glass across the sealed-beam units. |
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